CGA Terms of Service

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Terms of Use

User acknowledges and agrees that the use of the Christian Gamers' Alliance (CGA) Forums is a privilege, not a right, and that the administration of the CGA Forums has the right, at its sole discretion, to revoke this privilege at any time without notice should the administration deem it necessary. User agrees that this Agreement in its entirety applies to both public and private messages.

The goal of the Forums is to foster communication and the interchange of ideas within the online Christian and gaming communities. User agrees and acknowledges that any posts, nicknames or other material deemed offensive, harassing, baiting or otherwise inappropriate may be removed at the sole discretion of the administration.

The CGA Forums Administration has the right but not the obligation to monitor and/or moderate the Forums, and offers no assurances in this regard.

The CGA Forums Administration is not responsible for messages posted on the Forums or the content therein. The accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any messages found on these boards is not vouched for by the CGA Forums Administration. Each message expresses the views of its originating user, not necessarily those of the CGA Forums Administration or the Christian Gamers' Alliance. This includes messages posted by moderators, affiliate leaders, administrators et al.

Any user who feels that a posted message is objectionable is encouraged to contact us. We have the ability to remove messages and we will make every effort to do so within a reasonable time if we determine that removal is necessary. This is a manual process, however, so please realize that we may not be able to act immediately. Removal of messages is at the sole discretion of the Administration.

The administration reserves the right to reveal the identity of and/or whatever information we know about any User in the event of a complaint or legal action arising from any message posted by said User.

Advertisements, chain letters, pyramid schemes and other commercial solicitations are inappropriate on the Forums

User agrees not to post material that is knowingly false and/or defamatory, misleading, inaccurate, abusive, vulgar, hateful, harassing, obscene, profane, sexually oriented, threatening, invasive of a person's privacy, that otherwise violates any law, or that encourages conduct constituting a criminal offense. In compliance with the Federal Trade Commission's Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA), you must be at least 13 years of age to use this system. Also, as a general guideline, all users here should respect one another's opinions and beliefs. This applies to private messages as well.

User agrees not to post any material that is protected by copyright, trademark or other proprietary right without the express permission of the owner(s) of said copyright, trademark or other proprietary right. User agrees not to use nicknames that might be deemed abusive, vulgar, hateful, harassing, obscene, profane, sexually oriented, threatening, invasive of a person's privacy, or otherwise inappropriate. User agrees not to use nicknames that might mislead other Users. This includes, but is not limited to, using nicknames that impersonate moderators, affiliate leaders or other users.

Users agree to and understand that any information disclosed shall be stored in a database. While this information will not be disclosed to any third party without the user's consent the webmaster, administrator and moderators cannot be held responsible for any hacking attempt that may lead to the data being compromised.


Code of Conduct and General Posting Rules
1. Members will not exhibit behavior or interact in a manner that limits, restricts, inhibits or intimidates other members. This includes, but is not limited to defamation, flames, slander, insults, profanity, stalking or giving unsolicited negative interaction with, towards or upon another member.
2. Members will not post or advertise profane, lewd, crude, obscene, pornographic, hateful, condescending or negative words, images, media files or URL/links to other sites in their interaction, to do so is not only unscriptural and ungodly it is illegal.
3. While it is understood that not all members will share a common belief in Christ, members will respect one another and respect the integrity of God's word.
4. Members will not post posts which are blasphemous or otherwise offensive to a Christian worldview. Please remember this board is Christian in nature.
5. Members agree to interact in a topic/thread in a direction that is consistent with the flow and interaction of that thread. Hijacking a thread will not be allowed.
6. Members will not advertise their graphics or websites in an obnoxious manner in their signatures or posts.
7. Lewd references to any issue, including, but not limited to: Homosexuality, trans-sexuality, bisexuality, bestiality, blood-Letting, Self-Mutilation, Satanism, Wicca, Mysticism, Agnosticism, Astrology, Atheism or other forms of occult practices and demonic torments are not permitted or tolerated.
8. Members will not advertise or solicit chain letters, pyramid schemes, "sales pitches," get rich quick scams, etc. This is a nuisance to other members and is illegal.
9. Members agree not to distribute or use any copyrighted material not limited to messages, (including but not limited to text, graphic, media or links to the previous) without the express written permission of Administration.
10. Any forum member who posts complaints without first trying to resolve the matter privately will have his or her thread locked and/or deleted and possibly receive a warning or temporary ban.
11. Members will not quote PMs intended for private viewing in public threads.
12. Members agree not to recruit in Affiliate sections of the Forums. Recruitment posts can be posted in the CGA "Shared" General Discussion forum.

Moderator Complaint Process

Please do not contradict a moderator, an administrator or super administrator of the Christian Gamers Alliance regarding a correction in the thread itself. To do so will result in an immediate increase in warning level. This includes, but is not limited to, re-posting the edited or deleted post.

If there should be a time when an edited or deleted post needs to be contested, please follow the steps listed below.
1. Contact the moderator of the forum through a private message and offer an explanation.
2. Wait for the response from the moderator. Moderators will respond within 24-48 hours via private message.
3. Should there be a need for additional considerations, send a private message to the Christian Gamers Alliance administrators with an explanation. The administrators will respond within 24-48 hours via private message.

Should a member feel a post is not compliant with the Terms of Service of the Christian Gamers Alliance forums, please report the post to a moderator through the “Report a Post to a Moderator” link in the thread.



By accepting the Terms of Service of the Christian Gamers Alliance, you agree to abide by the rules and general conduct guidelines expressed therein. You also certify that you are at least 13 years old or have parental approval and consent. All posts are the ownership and responsibility of the poster and do not reflect the opinions or responsibilities of the Christian Gamers Alliance staff, Moderators or Affiliate staff.
 
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